First United Methodist Church
of Temple City
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JUNE 2016
First United
Methodist Church
of Temple City
5957 N. Golden West Ave.
Temple City, CA 91780
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an email request to:
[email protected]
www.templecityumc.org
Our church website is a
great way to find out
about us.
Sit back and view
Pastor David’s sermon
on video, read about
events taking place on campus, or send in a
prayer request.
The Ministers of this Church are its Members! Assisting them are:
Bishop Minerva Carcaño
Rev. Jan Wiley, East District Superintendent
Rev. David Palmer, Pastor
Clarissa Shan, Music Director
Linda Kaan, Organist/Pianist
Winne Kwan, Intern
Phone: 626/286-3129
Fax: 626/286-3120
mail: [email protected]
Holy Conferencing
Differences of opinion and conflict are not new
to the Christian church. When there are strong
feelings on both sides of an issue, how does the
church function to make sense of the difficult
and event contentious issues? The main way
that this has been done is through a time of Holy Conferencing. This means that the church
gathers together under the guidance of God to
listen to one another and to prayerfully consider
how to proceed.
Recently our church engaged in an all church
holy conferencing event to listen to one another
and to God regarding the way that we might respond to a difficult situation. The process that
we followed was structured around a simple
prayer acrostic known as ACTS: Adoration,
Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. Through this process, every person was
able to share their concerns, fears, and frustrations.
It is fitting that this process is known as ACTS,
because it is in the book of Acts that we find a
description of how the early church worked
through one of its biggest conflicts over ways
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Let us
consider how
we may spur
one
another on
toward love
and good
deeds.
Hebrew 10:24
JUNE Highlights
Pg. 2 - Summer Studies
Pg. 3 - Relay for Life
Missions
Pg. 5 - Special Day for
Prayer?
Pg. 9 - Insights-Smaller
Congregation
Pg.10 -Annual Conference
Pg.11- Boy Scouts
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that Gentiles might be brought into the church (Acts 15). In this meeting,
James the brother of Jesus, stood up and by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, arbitrated between the two factions. When a just resolution was agreed
upon, the church celebrated a new unity and ministry among the gentiles. This example demonstrates that the church has consistently faced
tough challenges by way of Holy conferencing.
The United Methodist Church is structured in such a way so as to provide
for an annual conference (every year), and a General Conference (every
four years). The General Conference was held this past month in Portland
Oregon. It was a particularly contentious conference as the church is
struggling to consider the best ways to respond to the inclusion of LGBT
persons. The conclusion of the conference was to establish a team of
Bishops and elected lay and clergy people to further explore this issue and
present some resolutions at the next General Conference.
Our church will be sending four delegates to the Annual Conference, June
16 - 18th, to consider the issues facing our conference that represents
Southern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. There will be much
prayer, study, and debate during this conference to discern God’s will for
the future of the UMC in our region. Please be in prayer of Hilde Garrison, Marcia Galland, Bob and Susan Ross as they attend this conference
together. We look forward to hearing from this and learning about their
experience in this opportunity for Holy Conferencing.
Pastor David
NEW! Summer Studies!
Starting on Tuesday June 21st at 10am a new
video study by Adam Hamilton will focusing
on the life and ministry of John Wesley.
 On Wednesdays beginning on June 22nd at
10am there will be an opportunity to explore
scriptures and stories with others for a time of
sharing in life together.
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2016 Summer Camps!
Register now for 2016 Summer Camps
Early Bird discount $25 by May 31, 2016*
Pricing: $215 -Younger Elementary;
$425 - Elementary, Jr. High, Sr. High; and $450 - Specialty Camps.
To register online or for a catalog visit www.calpaccamps.org.
For questions contact Michele Corbett at [email protected]
(or 626-568-7333).
*$25 late fee applies for registering one week or less before your
chosen camp starting the Monday before.
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Mariefe Castro
Gladys Oberholtz
Charles Hammond
Barbara Stacy
Ruben Juarez
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Board of Trustees
The Trustees will dark
in the month of June.
Program Committee
Nurture, Outreach & Worship Committee
members will meet on Tuesday, June 14th
at 7:00 pm in the Fireside Room.
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Did you know that our church has continuously
sponsored troop 161 for nearly 95years.
Through this ministry we are helping to shape
the lives of the young men in our community.
Get to know your Scout Master and Assistant
Scout Masters on June 9th @ 6:30PM for a time
of pizza and fun talk.
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Liturgists for June
5th - Hilde Garrison
12th - Gladys Oberholtz
19th - Gloria Juarez
22nd - Carol Daugherty
If you are unable to be there on
your Sunday, please contact the
church office ASAP so we can
arrange coverage. New folks are
welcome to serve. Just contact
the church office to volunteer (626) 286-3129.
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June Coffee Hour
Hosted by:
Wednesday Morning
Life Group
Each month, the assigned group
will have the opportunity to share
more about your group and ways
others can participate. Groups
will assign 1-2 people each Sunday of the month to greet before
church and then setup and provide refreshments for 40 people
during coffee hour. Check to see
when you can sign up!
2016
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 16-18
University of Redlands
“Therefore, Go,” is the theme
for this year and is based on
Paragraph 122 of the United
Methodist Book of Discipline and the passage of
Matthew 28:19-20. The special guest is Bishop
Gabriel Yemba Unda, Resident Bishop of the
Eastern Congo Episcopal Area. Our church representatives are Hilde Garrison and Susan Ross.
Bob Ross and Marcia Galland will be representing the district. Please hold them and all the participants in your prayers as they deliberate together on the ministries of our denomination.
Church Council
Meeting
The Council will
meet at 4:00 pm
on Wednesday,
June 15th in the
Fireside Room.
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SUPPORT RELAY FOR LIFE—NEXT MONTH
9:00 AM July 9th and 10th at Temple City High School
Our team is TC Methodists, registered on The American
Cancer Society website. Register now! Go to:
http://relay.ascevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=relay
Then type in our zip code: 91780 in the first box,. Press
Enter. Next page put in team name, TC Methodists, click on Temple City
event and you’re taken to our team’s sign up page. You can sign up for
yourself, donate to our team, or a specific team member. Gladys will be
happy to help you with this process. Luminaria dedications in honor of
those who have fought or are fighting the disease may be made through
this site also, at a cost of $10 each.
Help us to reach our goals of completing the Relay and raising funds
for cancer research and support. The website serves as a great resource
for information on all types of cancer.
- Contact Gladys Oberholtz with questions.
Come and see a live video conference with our Missionaries in Moscow
on June 5th. We will also see a presentation on the latest updates with
our partnership with the Methodist Church ministries of Thailand on
June 12th. These ministries are just a small part of our church’s impact
for the world for Christ.
During this season, we have served meals with Family Promise, and
Sunday Night Dinners, and provided many items from the community
wish list. Be sure to bring in the “Mission Time Cards” on Sunday June
12th, so we can celebrate the many ways that we are in ministry locally.
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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
Eve Circle
For many years Eve Circle has supported Jackson Area Ministries.
Maybe you remember collecting vegetable seeds to help families provide fresh produce. We all know this is a necessary part of any diet.
This year $50.00 was sent in the absence of seed packets with this result. A note of thanks which is shared with you for this support.
“Your contribution will help us provide seeds to over 3000 families
in our area. Seed potato distribution has been accomplished. Vegetable seeds and tomato plants are scheduled for distribution May 9th.
Space is very limited sometimes and innovative solutions with raised
beds and use of flower beds speaks to the creative problem solving.
Middle school students are working each afternoon to start seeds in
greenhouse trays and design their garden.”
Jackson Area Ministries Resource and Training Center
Jackson, Ohio.
Please pray for their area to experience a productive growing season.
- Marcia Galland
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CELEBRATE!
The men who have touched your lives by their love,
faith, guidance, and strength of character through
the years. Don’t forget the sons, nephews and special friends that have contributed and are continuing
to make a positive impact on the world around them
today.
UNITED METHODIST MEN
Please note that there will be no meeting on June 2nd.
We will resume our schedule on June 9th.
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Prayers, please, that legal costs are covered, licensing comes through,
funds to finish preparing our school come in, our students expand their
faith, visas issued for the March tour, and God’s wisdom to work in us
managing our busy schedules.
We appreciate you so much for partnering with us in ministry, reaching
people for Christ. We keep you all in our prayers. We thank you for telling others about our mission effort.
God’s love is touching every corner of this world because people want
to be a part of what God is doing in foreign missions. To participate in
our financial support, here’s a link to The Mission Society web site:
https://www.themissionsociety.org/give. Our missionary Id# is 0293SPJ
and just type in champions in the name box.
- Chris and Sue Champion
Insights for a Smaller Congregation
Did you know that nearly 60% of all churches in
America have a worship attendance of less than 100?
In fact the median church size is only 75 persons.
Being a small church is nothing to be ashamed of, in
fact there are incredible strengths that a small church provide that larger
churches can not. This past month representatives from our congregation attended a training for those leading a small church (under 200 in
worship attendance), so that we might learn how to capitalize on these
strengths. Consider this short list of strengths:
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Smaller churches do a better job of recruiting new leaders.
Smaller churches allow opportunities for people to try new things.
Smaller churches allow people to develop new skills.
Smaller churches provide better connection and caring between members.
Smaller churches can respond more quickly to the needs of individuals.
Smaller churches can provide for a specific niche in a community.
Being a small church is not a problem. Our church continues to score
very high on its vitality markers of reaching new people, nurturing discipleship, and serving the community. We have everything to be proud of
as we continue to serve God together.
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NEWS FROM THE CHAMPIONS
Finally! Sue’s 2nd request for a work visa was approved! Now we continue pursuing official business
status. Once this step is completed and the facility prepared, we can start in a month or two. Next we must
apply for an educational license and that means an additional 12-18 months. When granted, we can provide
the highest quality education to our students.
Chris has an opportunity to work with a local pastor in a discipleship
and mentoring program. He will be helping to get it started and, with
this pastor, growing in the Lord.
Our individual adult students are really learning and growing in faith.
We ask that you pray for Alex, Igor, Irina, Max, Alla, Alyona, Guri and
Olga. For several years, Sue has been working with Alla, who comes
from an alcoholic family. She has struggled with believing in God’s unconditional love. In the last month Alla shared that He spoke to her in a
dream, that He loved her and He hugged her. She awoke feeling God’s
love and presence, that life was now going to be different. What a breakthrough!
With springtime it’s crazy here. Our students work SO hard. Because
it is so difficult to gain admission to universities, they study very diligently and often exist on only 2-3 hours of sleep. The highest grades
mean free education and a small monthly stipend. Several of our “Slobs
on a Bus” actors are just one year away from university.
Since time with them is limited, we want to do something really special. That means a Performance Trip to America! Central and Southern
California, look for us in March 2017. A lot yet
to do, planning, rehearsing, perfecting English.
Plus raising travel expenses, obtaining visas,
finding homestays and developing a performance schedule. Biggest challenge? Time!
“Slobs on a Bus” -
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MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE
Missions and Outreach Moments …
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and
you gave me something to drink .”
- Matthew 25: 35
The Mission committee seeks your input deciding food drive themes for
the coming months. We also are looking for a new location for food collection. Contact the office with your suggestions.
A Special Day for Prayer?
The weekly prayer meetings in the pastor’s office will be transitioning
into a new monthly format. This means that everyone will be invited to
participate in a time of prayer, meditation, and singing together on the
first Friday of every month at 10 am in the Pastor’s office. What are we
going to do on the other Fridays? The other Friday mornings in the
month, the Care Ministry Team will meet to focus on responding the to
care needs of the congregation and community. Those who are interested
in being part of the new Care Ministry Team should contact Pastor David.
FOOD, FRIENDS & FAITH
Weekly Dinner Outreach Ministry
With the Temple City Coalition for the Homeless we are continuing to
host a weekly dinner event.
As part of our church’s ministry we serve food and fellowship Sunday evenings at
7pm here in Fellowship
Hall. Biblical reflection and
other expressions of faith are
shared. It has been a rewarding path to reaching the disenfranchised population.
The Outreach Committee
has established an account
for donations to help defray costs. Join us in service by contributing
time, food and funds to grow and maintain this vital, rewarding ministry.
Contact Pastor David for more information.
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